Monthly Archives: August 2016
Stem Cell Agency Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trial Passes Safety Hurdles
Oakland, CA – A clinical trial using stem cells to treat people with recent spinal cord injuries has cleared two key safety hurdles, and...
Paralympic Athlete Josh Roberts Going for Gold in Rio
Most of us expect to sweat when we get hot. But imagine if you couldn’t sweat. This condition actually affects many people with spinal...
A Paralyzed Florida Surfer Finds His Own ‘Perfect Wave’
For engineer Matt Bellina, of Cocoa Beach, Fla., riding the perfect wave was a group mission.
More than 15 friends gathered on Florida's Cocoa Beach...
Cure for spinal cord injuries nose ahead with nasal cell transplants
QUEENSLAND researchers are a step closer to human trials of a potential treatment for spinal cord injuries involving transplants of nasal cells combined with...
How SoCal Doctors Used Basketball to Rehabilitate Paralyzed Vets
The popular wheelchair sport helped to launch the Paralympics in 1960
Jerry Fesenmeyer was an 18-year-old Iowa farm boy when he and his fellow marines...
Surgery that restores hand and elbow function in quadriplegics is underused
MAYWOOD, IL - A surgery for quadriplegics called tendon transfer can significantly improve hand and elbow function, but the procedure is greatly underused, according...
Study says stem cell treatment can aid recovery of spinal injuries
Stem Cell treatment or the Human Embryonic Stem Cells (HESC) is effective in the replacement of damaged neurons, re-establishment of lost axonal connections, and...
Monitoring upper-limb recovery after cervical spinal cord injury: insights beyond assessment scores.
Background: Pre-clinical investigations in animal models demonstrate that enhanced upper-limb (UL) activity during rehabilitation promotes motor recovery following spinal cord injury (SCI). Despite this,...
Mason Ellis – Explaining Tenodesis
https://youtu.be/V5KJFmX2300
This is a video of Mason Ellis explaining Tenodesis (movement of the wrist to move fingers). Mason is a C5, C6, C7 Complete Quadriplegic...
Quadriplegic Israeli Inventor Designs Device That Allows Him to Stand
Nearly everyone knows about ReWalk, the revolutionary robotic exoskeleton invented in Israel that allows paraplegics to stand, walk, and even navigate steps and run...